VELS UNIVERSITY

CIRCUIT THEORY QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT CODE: 12CBCE CLASS: I YR ECE (2
nd
SEM)
UNIT 1
PART-A
1. What will be the current drawn by a lamp rated at 250V, 60W connected to a 230V
supply?
2. Find the current drawn in the i!en circuit.
3. "alculate the e#ui!alent resistance $or the i!en circuit.
%. &tate 'hm(s law.
5. &tate )ircho$$(s law.
6. "alculate e#ui!alent resistance across *+.
,. What is meant by resistance?
-. .e$ine acti!e and passi!e networ/.
0. What are dependent sources? 1ame the di$$erent types.
10. "ompare series circuit and parallel circuit.
11. 2he entire networ/ in delta is e#ual and con!erted into star. Which networ/ has larer
resistance?
12. 3i!e the e4pression $or star to delta trans$ormation.
PART-B
1. "alculate the e$$ecti!e resistance between points * and + in the i!en circuit.
2. Find the current in the branch *5+ in the d.c. circuit shown in the $iure usin
/irchho$$(s laws.
3. Find the e#ui!alent resistance between + and ".
%. "alculate the current throuh 66 resistance o$ the i!en networ/ by the application o$
)irchho$$(s laws.
5. "alculate the current throuh 66 resistance usin loop analysis.
6. Find the current throuh branch a5b usin mesh analysis.
,. Find the current throuh each resistor o$ the circuit shown in the $iure usin nodal
analysis.
UNIT-2
PART-A
1. .e$ine a cycle.
2. .e$ine time period and $re#uency.
3. What is meant by anular $re#uency?
%. .e$ine amplitude.
5. .e$ine phasor diaram.
6. Write the polar $orm o$ the !oltae i!en by V7100sin 81009:9;6< V. obtain its
rectanular $orm.
,. Find rms !alue and phase o$ the current, =7 825:>%0< *.
-. .e$ine *." parallel circuit.
0. 3i!e the concept o$ admittance, conductance and susceptance.
10. .e$ine power $actor.
11. What are the three types o$ power used in a.c circuit?
12. .e$ine reacti!e power.
PART-B
1. Find the ?@& !alue o$ the 8i< $ull recti$ied and 8ii< hal$5recti$ied sine wa!es shown in
$iure.
2. Find the a!erae !alue, rms !alue and $orm $actor and pea/ $actor o$ a periodic wa!e
ha!in the $ollowin !alues $or e#ual time inter!als suddenly $rom one !alue to the
ne4t.
0, 5, 10, 20, 50, 60, 50, 20, 10, 5, 0, 55, 510, etc.
What would be the rms !alue o$ a sine wa!e ha!in the same pea/ !alue?
3. * 1006 resistor and a 20mA inductor are connected in series across a 230V, 50AB
supply. Find circuit impedance, admittance, current, !oltae across inductor, apparent
power, acti!e power and power $actor.
%. * coil o$ resistance 56 and inductance 100mA is connected in series with a 200CF
capacitor across a 200V, 50AB supply. "alculate 8i< the inducti!e reactance 8ii<
capaciti!e reactance 8iii< impedance o$ the whole circuit in comple4 $orm 8i!< the
current 8!< the power $actor 8!i< total power 8!ii< the !oltae across the coil and the
capacitor. .raw the illustrati!e phasor diaram depictin the !oltae and current.
5. 8a< D4plain the $ollowin 8i< crest $actor 8ii< power $actor 8iii< $orm $actor.
8b< Find the a!erae !alue o$ the sine wa!e shown in $iure.
8c< Find the ?@& !alue o$ the sine wa!e shown in $iure.
6. 8a< Dach phase o$ a three5phase alternator enerates a !oltae o$ 3-10 !olts and
carries a ma4imum current o$ 300 amps. Find the line currents, line !oltae and total
)V* capacity i$ the alternator is 8a< star 8b< delta connected.
8b< * balanced three phase load consists o$ a 66 resistor and -6 reactor 8inducti!e< in
each phase. 2he supply is 230V, 35phase, 50AB. Find 8a< the phase current 8b< line
current 8c< the total power. *ssume the load to be connected in star.
UNIT-
PART-A
1. &tate &uperposition theorem.
2. &tate 2he!enin(s theorem.
3. &tate 1orton(s theorem.
%. &tate ma4imum power trans$er theorem.
5. &tate reciprocity theorem.
6. What is the condition $or ma4imum power trans$er?
,. Write some applications o$ ma4imum power trans$er theorem.
-. What is the limitation o$ &uperposition theorem?
0. Ender what conditions &uperposition theorem may be applied?
10. What are the limitations o$ ma4imum power trans$er theorem?
11. What are the limitations o$ 2he!enin(s theorem?
PART-B
1. 8a< Esin source trans$ormation, $ind V1 and V2 shown in the circuit.
8b< Find the manitude o$ the total current, current throuh ?
1
and ?
2
i$, ?
1
7106,
?
2
7206 and V750V.
2. Ese the &uperposition theorem to calculate the current in branch FG o$ the circuit
shown in the $iure.
3. Find the current throuh the branch a5b o$ the networ/ usin 2he!enin(s theorem.
%. Find the current throuh the branch b5e usin 1orton(s theorem.
5. =n the circuit o$ the $iure, $ind =
3
and !eri$y the ?eciprocity theorem.
6. Find the !alue o$ the ?
H
so that ma4imum power is deli!ered to the load resistance ?
H
.
UNIT-!
PART-A
1. What is meant by resonance?
2. What is resonant $re#uency?
3. .raw a series resonant circuit.
%. 3i!e the $ormula o$ Guality $actor.
5. .e$ine bandwidth o$ a resonant circuit.
6. * circuit has a resonant $re#uency o$ 60AB and lower hal$5power $re#uency o$ %0AB.
What is its bandwidth?
,. .raw the $re#uency response o$ ?H" parallel circuit.
-. .e$ine mutual inductance.
0. &tate dot rule $or coupled circuits.
10. What is meant by sinle tuned coupled circuits?
11. .e$ine co5e$$icient o$ couplin.
12. Write the e4pression $or e$$ecti!e inductance o$ the series connected manetically
coupled coils.
PART-B
1. 8a< What is the resonant $re#uency and +andwidth o$ a series ?H" circuit i!en
that ?756, H7%0mA, "71CF.
8b< For the circuit shown in $iure, determine the $re#uency at which the circuit
resonates. *lso $ind the !oltae across the inductor at resonance and the G $actor
o$ the circuit.
2. For the circuit shown in $iure, determine the impedance at resonant $re#uency,
10AB abo!e resonant $re#uency, and 10AB below resonant $re#uency.
3. For the coupled circuit shown in the $iure, $ind the input impedance at terminals
a5b.
%. "alculate the current i
2
8t< in the coupled circuit o$ the $i. i!en V
1
8t<730 sin t,
H
1
70.2 A, H
2
70.2 A and @70.1 A.
5. * coil o$ inductance 0.,5 A and a resistance %06 is a part o$ a series resonant
circuit ha!in a resonant $re#uency o$ 160 AB i$ the supply !oltae is 230 V, 50 AB.
Find 8i< current 8ii< power $actor 8iii< !oltae across the coil.
6. 2he combined inductance o$ two coils connected in series are 0.6 A and 0.1 A
dependin on the relati!e directions o$ the currents in the coils. =$ one o$ the coils
when isolated has a sel$ inductance o$ 0.2 A, calculate mutual inductance and
coe$$icients o$ couplin.
UNIT-"
PART-A
1. What is transient?
2. .e$ine transient time.
3. What do you mean steady state !alue?
%. .e$ine natural response.
5. Find the time constant o$ ?H circuit ha!in ?7106 and H70.1mA.
6. .e$ine time constant o$ series ?H circuit.
,. .e$ine time constant o$ ?" circuit.
-. .istinuish between the $orce and natural response o$ a circuit.
0. What is the time constant o$ series ?H and ?" circuits?
10. Write the condition o$ critically damped system.
11. Write the e4pression $or transient current $or series ?H and ?" circuits.
12. * .." !oltae o$ 100!olts is applied to a series ?H circuit with ?725 6. What will be
the current in the circuit at twice the time constant?
PART-B
1. =n the circuit shown in $iure, $ind the transient current and the initial rate o$ rowth
o$ current when the switch is closed at t70.
2. 2he 20CF capacitor in circuit o$ $iure has an initial chare G
0
70.001 coulombs as
shown. 2he switched is closed at t70. Find the transient current.
3. =n the circuit shown in $iure, the switch s is in position 1 till steady state conditions
are reached and the mo!ed to 2. Find the enery dissipated in the two resistors. &how
that this is e#ual to the enery stored in the capacitor be$ore mo!in the switch.
%. * series ?H" circuit with ?71006, H70.1A, "7100CF has a ." !oltae o$ 200 !olts
applied to it at t70 throuh a switch. Find the e4pression $or the transient current.
*ssume initially rela4ed circuit conditions.
5. .eri!e the e4pression $or the transient current when an ?H series circuit is e4cited by
.".
6. =n the ?c circuit shown in $iure the capacitor has an initial chare o$ G
0
coulombs.
When the switch is closed at t70, the transient power in the resistor is i!en by
F
?
71000e
55000t
. Find the !alue o$ " and the chare G
0
.